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4 - Introduction to Polariton Condensation

from Part I - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2017

By
P. B. Littlewood  and
A. Edelman
Edited by
Nick P. Proukakis ,
David W. Snoke  and
Peter B. Littlewood
P. B. Littlewood
Affiliation:
University of Chicago, USA
A. Edelman
Affiliation:
James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Nick P. Proukakis
Affiliation:
Newcastle University
David W. Snoke
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
Peter B. Littlewood
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
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Universal Themes of Bose-Einstein Condensation , pp. 57 - 74
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